Serie A’s bottom-dwellers Monza have rolled the dice 🔄, replacing rookie manager Alessandro Nesta with Salvatore Bocchetti in a Hail Mary move to salvage their season. The club confirmed the switch Monday after Nesta’s turbulent 17-game stint ended with nine losses and just one win. 🚨
Bocchetti, whose only previous coaching gig saw him lose all six games as Verona’s caretaker in 2022, now faces a Mission: Impossible challenge 🎢 – reviving a squad stuck at 20th place. His contract runs through 2027, but fans are already side-eyeing the decision 🤔.
Fun fact: Nesta – a 🇮🇹 Italian football legend who once bossed defenses for AC Milan – saw his first Serie A coaching gig crash and burn faster than a TikTok trend. Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Juventus sealed his fate 🚪.
Next up? A do-or-die clash Saturday against 17th-place Parma ⚔️ – a team just five points above them. Can Bocchetti pull off a football fairy tale 🧚♂️, or is Monza destined for Serie B? 👀
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